Artificial bait.



J. W. REYNOLDS. ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

- v APPLICATION FILED 1118.16, 1914.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns WnREYNoLos,

: a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Artificial Bait; and I do declarethe following to beafull, clear,

" and-exact description of theinventiomsuch as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. 7

My invention relates to improvements in artificial bait and has foritsprimary ob ject to provide a device of this character which willefiectually attract fish or other sea food. To thelaboveend, I provide arepresentation of a minnow, a number of hooks depending therefrom and anumber of fins for attachment to the minnow. i

A. secondary object of the invention is to construct the fins insuch amanner as to cause them to produce diiierent eifects upon the movementsof the minnow when the same is being drawn through the water.

Still another object of the invention is to providesimple and eflicientmeans whereby the fins may be readily attached or detached. r a

With the above objects in view, the invention resides in certain novelfeatures of construction and combination herein described and claimedand shown in the drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of adevice constructed in accordance with my invention, a fin being attachedwhich will cause,

Specification of Letters Patent.

the minnow to float upon the top. of the water, sending ripples toeither side; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3is a bottom plan view showing more particularly the manner in which thefins are attached; Fig. i is a central vertical longitudinal section;Fig. 5 is a view of the form of fin so far illustrated; Fig. 6 is aperspective view of a fin which, when applied, will cause the minnow todive and remain beneath the water as long as the same is drawnforwardly; Fig. 7 is a similar volvo and move forwardly in a zigzagdirec-. ,--tion; and Fig. 9 is 'a perspectivev1ew showthe means forattaching the hooks to the view-of a fin which will cause the device tomove slightly beneath the surface of the water; Fig; 8 is a perspectiveview of an attachment which will cause the bait to rein bait.

perspective ARTIFICIAL BAIT.

Patented Mar. 3613, 3915..

Application filed April 16, 1914. Serial it'o. 832,235.

In the accompanying drawin s, illustrated my invention as inclu ingabody 1 which constitutes a representation ,of a minnow, said bodyhaving its forward lower portionprovided with a transversely extendingnotch 2, the front wall of said notch inclining downwardly and forwardlyas indicated at 3 and being adapted to sup-1 port any one of a number offins 4 which. may be constructed in various shapes and sizes and may bevariably colored for the purpose of more effectually attracting the sh.which is attached'to the nose of the body l. and is adapted to receivethe line 6, a number of multiple hooks 7 which are hung from the lowerside of the body 1 in a manner to be described, and a fin attachingscrew 8 which enters the inclined portion 3, a washer 9 being disposedbetweenits head and said surface 3. lit-is between this washer 9 and theinclined surface 3 that the fins 4 are attached, each of saidfins-having a longitudinal slot 10 opening at its rear edge and adaptedto be passed over the screw 8, said slots being formed in fiat portionsof said fins. When the parts are assembled, and thc'screw 8 istightened, the washer 9 will force said fiat portions into'bindingcontact with the inclined face 3 thereby rig dly yet removably retainingthe fins in position.

In the drawingsl have illustrated four forms of fins which may well beemployed in connection with my invention. The form shown in Figs. 1 to 5comprises a flat face portion 11 in the form of an isosceles trianglefrom two sides of which deflecting blades 12 rise and project forwardlyand upwardly from the under side of the bait on opposite sides thereof.It is to be understood that the face portion 11 is provided I have Thedevice further includes a swivel 5 1' illustrated. When the invention isequipped iwith this attachment, the body 1, when pulled forwardly by theline 6, will move along the top of the water, the blades 12 acting toproduce this efiect and also to send small ripples outwardly from eitherside of the bait, thus effectually representlng the ripples caused by aswimming minnow.

In Fig. 6 I have shownv a fin as comprising a flat metal plate 13'havingits forward portion widened while its rear end is pro vided with thenotch 10. When this form of the invention is applied to the wall 3 ofthe bait, the plate 18 will of course incline downwardly and forwardly,thus ca'usin the body. Ito dive as the same is pulle forwardly, throughthe water. Fig, 7 illustrates a form offin very slimlar to the formillustrated in Fig. 6, this form comprising a substantially rectangularplate 14 which'is elongated laterally and is provided with the notch 10,this form of fin causing the body 1 to move directly beneath the surfaceof the water when the same is.

pulled forwardly. The form of fin illustrated in Fig. 8 comprises atruncated triangular attaching plate 15 which is provided on itsopposite edges with upwardly and outwardly inclining flanges 16'and 17,The upper edge of the flange 16 inclines upwardly and rearwardly from apoint near the front edge of plate 15 as indicated at 16' while theupper edge of the flange 17 inclines upwardly and forwardly from a pointat the rear edge of said plate as shown at 17". Each of the flanges 16and 17 so produced is substantially triangular in form with the apex ofone arranged at the front of the fin and the apex of the other disposedat the rear thereof. Each of these flanges 16 and 1? is provided with alaterally projecting flange 18, the inelination of these flangesbeingthe same as the inclination of the upper edges of said flanges 16 and17. This form of the invention like the forms previously described, isprovided with the rearwardly opening notch 10 and when in osition uponthe body 1., will cause said b0 y to rotate or spin and .to move. in azigzag direction, when pulled through the water.

As above suggested, the hooks are detache ably connected to the body 1,these connec-.-

tions being preferably in the form of shanks 20 which are threaded intothe under side of said body, said shanks having their lower portionsbent to form vertical eyes 21 and horizontal eyes 22 above said eyes 21and being heldin removable contact with the un der side of the body 1 bythe threaded en- As clearly shown in "the perspective viewof thisdetail, the horizontal eye audits point of juncture withthe vertical eyeare out of contact with'the shank, this provision being made in orderthat the usual'loops on the shanks of the h'ooks may be engaged with thehorizental eyes and then turned until they rest within the verticaleyes, the shanks .being then turned until the screw threads bring saidhorizontal loops into contact with the body 1., thereby preventingremoval of the hooks until the shafiks are rotated in reversedirections.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying. drawings, it will be seen that I have produced acomparatively simple artificial bait yet one which I deem will be highlyeflicient in operation. 7

As above suggested, the various fins 4 ma 7 be furnished in differentsizes and colors. prefer to provide a. set of'fins of each type, eachone of which is of a different color since it has been found thatdifferent colors prove advantageous in the different conditions ofweather.

The construction and operation of the invention will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings and a minor details may be resorted to withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention as claimed. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim asnew and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: I

1. An artificial bait including a body representing a fish and having adownwardly and forwardly inclinin surface on the forward portion of itsun er side, a fin, means for securing said fin to said inclined surface, and a hook carried by said body.

2. An artificial bait including a body rep-,

resenting a fish and having a downwardly and forwardly inclining surfaceon the forward portion of its under side, an attaching screw enteringsaid. inclining surface, and having a head, a triangular attaching platehaving a slot opening through'its rear edge, and adapted to straddlesaid screw, 3 between .its head and said surface, up-

wardly and outwardly inclining deflecting plates rising from theremaining edges of the plate and projecting forward of the body, and anumber of hooks depending from thebody. I

. In testimony whereof I have-hereunto set my hand in presence of vtwosubscribing witnesses. g JAMESW. REYNOLDS. Witnesses:

H. G GROGG,

J. G. EGERTER.

